Interatrial septal closure devices and aortic perforation: A note of caution

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Schoen, Steffen P ^a   Wiedeman, Stefan ^a   Bock, Manja ^a   Kappert, Utz ^a   Strasser, Ruth H ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PERFORATION; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY SINUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; RUPTURE;

EID: 60149091011     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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